Button or distance piece for supporting the runner rails of curtains



Nov. l5, 1927.

R. C. JOHNSON BUTTON OR DISTANCE PIECE FOR SUPPORTING THE RUNNER RAILS OF CURTAINS Filed Feb. 26. 1926 Patented Nov. 15, 1927.

perreo STATES rasees PATENT oFFlcs.

ROBERT CRAWFORD JoHNsON, or nOXTOlf, LEIcnsTER, nnera'nn.

:BUTTON on DISTANCE rrnoii ronl surronfrncf THE nonnen RAILS er CURTAINS;

Application filed February 26, 1926, Serial No. 90,905, and in Great Britain March 12, 1925.

This invention relates to buttons, distancepieces or support brackets tor the rails carrying the runners tor curtains, ot the kind in which a recess or housing is 'formed in each 5 button tor the reception ot the reeving cords such, for example, as is shown in my former Letters Patent Ot' the United States, No. 1,628,984, dated May 17, 1927.

IVith this construction ot button or distance-piece it is tound that with the arrangement Ot the cont-rol and return cords in the single recess therein, the said cords tend to foul one another and the object of my invention is to Obviate this disadvantage.

According to the invention I form each ot the buttons or distance-pieces with two recesses or housings, one tor the control cord and the other tor the return cord.

In a suitable arrangement'for carrying out the invention bothrecesses are arranged side lli by side and open to the upper surface ot eachl button or distance-piece, the recesses may be contracted or narrowed at the 'entrances thereto to about the width ot the cords suiiicientV to allow ot the insertion et the latter into the said recesses under easy pressure.

Alternatively, the buttons or Adistancepieces may be arranged with the recesses one above the other and open to the inside sur- 't'ace ot' each button.

y In either case, the recess itor the return cord ina-y be closed instead of open.

The tace ot the button which abuts against the surface to which it is to be secured is advantageously formed with a projection or tooth which is pressed into the said surface and prevents the. movement of the button when screwed in position.

To enable the invention to befully understood I will describe it by reference to the accompanying drawing, in which z Figure 1 is a perspective view o1 a button or dista-nce piece tor supporting the runner rails of curtains, constructed in accordance with the invention and Figures 2, 3 and 4C are, respectively, a side view, an end view and a plan view thereof, Fig. 2, showing in dotted lines the supporting` rod and one of the curtain runners with o which my improved distance piece is intended to be used.

Figure 5 is a side view illustrating a moditication.

o is the button or distance-piece and t), c

M are the two recesses or housingstherein for at the entrance thereto to about the width ot the cord designed to engage therewith so as to allow of the insertion Ot the cord into the recess under easy pressure. This contraction or narrowing` however, isnot essential.

f is the projection or tooth formed on the tace f/ Ot' the button which abuts against the surface to which the latter is lsecured and designed to be pressed into the said surface to prevent movement of vthe button when secured inposition by a screw or the like passed through the hole h.. A

Figure 5 shows a form ot the improved button or distance-piece in which the recesses ior the cords are one above the other and opening to the inside surface ot the button.

In either ot the described arrangements, 9'

the recess tor the return cord may be closed instead otopen for the insertion of the cord, the latter being threaded through the said recess.

Having now particularly described and 9" ascertained the nature ot my said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is l. A support bracket or distance piece tor supporting the runner rail of curtains, pro-r vided with a vertical face to engage the sur face to which the bracket is to be secured, and means tor securing the bracket thereto, said bracket having a tace provided with two transversely disposed parallel recesses eX- tending entirely through the bracket, at least one of said recesses being open at its outer edge to receive the curtain control cord, the other ot said recesses being constructed to receive the return cord and hold it separate :from the control cord to preventsaid cords trom fouling.

2. A support bracket ordistance piece tor supporting the runner rail of curtains, provided with a vertical face to engage the surface to which the bracket is to be secured. said bracket having a face provided with two transversely disposed parallel recesses eX- tending entirely through the bracket, at least one ot said recesses being Open at its outer edge L0 receive the curtain control cord, the other ol: said recesses being constructed to receive the return cord and hold t'separate from the control cord t0 prevent said cords from fouling, said bracket being provided With a hole longitudinally thereof for rthe passage of a supporting and securing screw, and having its said abutting lace bro- Vlded wltb a projection located at a distance from said liole adapted to be pressed into the 10V surface to which the bracket is secured to prevent movement of the bracket when secured in' position by the screw.

ROBERT CRAWFORD JOHNSON. 

